Category: Decisions and Beliefs

Posted on

“I love myself” & “I am enough” for your morning routine and dealing with ANTs

In parallel to Jim Kwik’s Supebrain, I’m currently doing a number of other programs through MindValley simultaneously, namely Life Visioning (Michael Beckwith), Uncompromised Life (Marisa Peer), Extraordinary by Design (Vishen Lakhiani), 6 Phase Meditation (Vishen L.) and more.

On Day 1 of Extraordinary by design, Vishen recommends the book “Love yourself like your life depends on it” by Kamal Ravikant.
Well, yesterday I read the book and consolidating some of the lessons from it, some from Life Visioning, Uncompromised Life and my own, I wanted to share this with you to consider from 3 perspectives, namely: (i) your daily / morning routine, (ii) addressing Automatic Negative Thoughts, and (iii) changing memories.

With regard to your daily routine / morning ritual:

Each morning (or when you are feeling low, wanting a ‘boost’, or and extra ‘pep’), look at yourself in the mirror and repeat each of the following for just 2 minutes each:
1) “I love myself”
2) “I love you”
3) “I am enough”
4) “You are enough”

Add emotion to it (like you would say it to a loved one or someone you are proud of) and use physical gestures like tapping one’s own chest for “I” and pointing (with open hand) at your reflection for “You”.

Feel free to try variations in between such as:
1) “I, [name], love myself” / “I love myself with every thought, word and deed” / “I love myself with every cell in my body”
2) “I love you [name]
3) “I, [name], am enough” / “I am good enough” / “I am more than enough”
4) “You, [name], are enough” / “You are good enough” / “You are more than enough”

You can also add:
“I am proud of myself / you”
“I am / You are loveable, loving and loved”

And for additional variation, have pictures of family, friends, and loved ones in front of you and make the same “I” declarations.

With regard to ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts):

Throughout the day, if automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) arise, go straight to “I love myself” (repeating it over and over again), or start with “not useful” as the thoughts arise, and then on to repeating “I love myself”

With regard to changing memories:

If-and-when painful memories arise, repeat “I love myself”. Shine light in the dark.
Kamal also suggests asking the question “If I loved myself truly and deeply, would I let myself experience this?”
You could also consider asking “If I loved myself truly and deeply, how would I [want to] transform this memory / experience? What would I want it to be elevated to [through unconditional love and compassion]?”
“I love myself. I love myself. I love myself.

Try it out for 30 – 90 days. Enjoy!!

Posted on

New Decision to “try on”: I am a Magnificent Co-Creator

“I am Magnificent.  All I need is within me now.  All the resources I need are within me now.  I love myself.  I respect myself.  I control (manage) what is inside of me.  I choose what to think & feel and how to act & re-act.  Whatever happens in the outside world will not & does not deter me.  I am unaffected by outside storms and challenges – I am un-deterred.  Nothing can stop me.  I am on purpose.  I love the night & the day, dawn & dusk, sunshine & rain, light & dark, storms & calm – they are all expressions of this magnificent life.  All the love I need is within me now.  All the respect I need is within me now.  I am loved and protected, no matter what happens.  I can (co-)create anything I want.  I can choose anything I want.  I am Magnificent.”

Try it on for yourself.

For how to transform your own previously limiting decisions & beliefs, see my post Removing Limiting Decisions and Beliefs

For other decisions & beliefs to “try on” visit the Decisions and Beliefs category on my blog.

Posted on

New Decision to “try on”: I am spectacular

“I am spectacular.  I am resilient.  I love and enjoy the path, and embrace everything on the journey.  I achieve my outcome(s).  I achieve mastery.  I am spectacular. I’ve got the ‘glow’.  I am resourceful.  I welcome and embrace life.  I dance through all it has to offer – all it offers up.  I am lucky and I am grateful.  What an amazing, spectacular life.  Thank you!”

Try it on for yourself.

For how to transform your own previously limiting decisions & beliefs, see my post Removing Limiting Decisions and Beliefs

For other decisions & beliefs to “try on” visit the Decisions and Beliefs category on my blog.

Posted on

New Decision to “try on”: Love is our Natural State – our Purpose

“Love is our Natural State – it is the essence of all things.  Love is our purpose – to love and be loved.

Love is my Natural State – it is my essence.  Love is my purpose – to love and be loved.”

Try it on for yourself.

For how to transform your own previously limiting decisions & beliefs, see my post Removing Limiting Decisions and Beliefs

For other decisions & beliefs to “try on” visit the Decisions and Beliefs category on my blog.

Posted on

New Decision to “try on”: Relationships are a blessing

As per my previous post on New Decisions, in a recent “Decision Destroyer”** process, I transformed a previously limiting decision & belief that was holding me back.  ‘Try it on’ for yourself:

“Relationships exponentially multiply the joy, fun, laughter, love and adventure we have in life.  They are the greatest gift we could have/receive – to love, be loved, and spend time together.  Relationships are a blessing – a gift.  Thank you!”

If you’ve not tried to transform previous decisions or beliefs, see my previous post on Removing Limiting Decisions & Limiting Beliefs.

Enjoy!!

**”Decision Destroyer” is a process in Christopher Howard’s “Your Personal Breakthrough” program

Posted on

New Decision to “try on”: I Deserve this fantastic life

In a recent “Decision Destroyer”** process, I transformed a previously limiting decision & belief and the outcome reminded me of Pema Chodron’s book “True Happiness: True Happiness is Your Birthright”.  ‘Try it on’ for yourself:

“All we need to do to ‘Deserve’ the things we receive / get in life is to be thankful & appreciative, [and] to embrace it (life) and live it fully.  Ask, receive, accept, embrace, enjoy and give thanks!!  I DO DESERVE THIS fantastic, awesome life and I am incredibly grateful and thankful for it.”

If you’ve not tried to transform previous decisions or beliefs, see my previous post on Removing Limiting Decisions & Limiting Beliefs.

Enjoy!!

**”Decision Destroyer” is a process in Christopher Howard’s “Your Personal Breakthrough” program

Posted on

Removing Limiting decisions and limiting beliefs

In my most recent listening of Christopher Howard’s “Your Personal Breakthrough” I was reminded that decisions precede beliefs – we decide what something means and what we are going to believe, then we hold that belief.

Limiting decisions (and the subsequent limiting beliefs) hold us back from our true selves, our true nature and the highest & best life we can live.

Many of these decisions and beliefs were “handed” to us by parents, teachers, friends, society, the media and so on.  Neither they nor ourselves are to blame, but it is now our responsibility to identify and decide consciously for ourselves what new decisions to make and what new beliefs to hold. (and be open and willing to change those again if-and-when they too begin to limit us)

Christopher Howard’s “Decision Destroyer” (in the “Your Personal Breakthrough” pack) offers a somewhat more vivid, experiential and complete process than I have undergone before – with many of the essential components being common with other processes I’ve undergone.  If you have a chance to use the program, I’m sure you would benefit greatly from it.

Here is my summary interpretation of it with some deviation from my own preferred practice and my experience going through some Paul McKenna processes:

  1. Ask yourself what limiting decisions or beliefs you have (in a particular area of your life) that holds you back from having what you truly want
  2. Identify the most limiting 2-3 decisions or beliefs – that if changed would significantly change the outcomes you experience
  3. Once you have identified your 2-3 most limiting beliefs (about yourself, men/women, life, money, etc), select the most limiting decision for the rest of the process
  4. Go back in time (in your mind) to the time you made the decision and see & feel what is going on for you at the time.  It may not be all that clear but just allow yourself to experience it as much as possible.  See what you need to see, hear what you need to hear and feel what you need to feel.
  5. Look for the positive meaning and lessons (ie those that empower you and will ‘set you free’)
  6. Go back to just before the original incident / time where the decision was made and make a new, empowering decision based on the positive meaning and lessons
  7. Re-live the incident / time in your mind, but now with the new decision / belief and see how differently things unfold
  8. Finally, write down your new decision and repeat it regularly in the days and weeks to come

For the other 1-2 most limiting decisions or beliefs, repeat steps 4 – 8.

Removing limiting decisions / beliefs is one of the most liberating exercises I’ve undergone.

Enjoy your new freedom!!!